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Agilent Technologies Signaling Analyzer Release Notes for the General Availability (GA) Version 6.50.100.108
Welcome to the General Availability (GA) release of Signaling Analyzer 6.50.100.108. These release notes list new features, defect fixes, and issues and known problems for Signaling Analyzer software. Follow the instructions in this document to install or upgrade to this GA version. To upgrade software on the DNA PRO or DNA MX systems, Agilent recommends using Instrument Manager. Refer to the online Network Analysis and Troubleshooting Solutions Setup Guide for other installation and setup information. Refer to the Signaling Analyzer online Help for detailed information about using the software. NEW FEATURES .........................................................................................................................................2 PLATFORM FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................2 LTE FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................2 UMTS FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................2 GERAN .......................................................................................................................................................2 IMS, VOIP, SIGTRAN ................................................................................................................................2 INSTALLATION NOTES ............................................................................................................................3 GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................................................................................................4 BACK UP IMPORTANT FILES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION .................................................................................4 INSTALLATION/UPGRADE ISSUES FOR SIGNALING ANALYZER API USERS ...................................................5 ACROBAT READER AND QUICKTIME PLAYER INSTALLATION INFORMATION ...............................................5 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE ........................................6 Installing/Upgrading Software on a PC ..................................................................................................6 Installing/Upgrading Software on a DNA PRO and DNA MX................................................................6 ISSUES ADDRESSED ..................................................................................................................................7 ISSUES AND KNOWN PROBLEMS .......................................................................................................18

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New Features
The following new features and improvements are introduced with the Signaling Analyzer 6.50.100.108 GA.

Platform Features
Windows Vista Support Wireshark Import/Export Support for Symmetricom Xli GPS system for DNA systems

LTE Features
Real-Time Performance Analyzer (KPI Viewer) Auto-Configuration Topology Building 3GPP S1 Call Trace

UMTS Features
UTRAN Auto-Configuration IP, ATM & Hybrid Support Path-ID discovery Femto IP.Access Iu+

GERAN
Siemens BR10.01 Abis TomTom over Abis & A

IMS, VoIP, SIGTRAN

SIP-SS7 Combined Call Trace IMS CT Enhancements RADIUS, DIAMETER Accounting MSRP, SMPP, MMS WAP 2.0

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Installation Notes
If you have received these release notes with a physical shipment of software and/ or hardware, you can find full installation instructions for the Signaling Analyzer GA Release 6.50.100.108 (and relevant hardware platforms) in the online Analyzer Setup Guide in the Document Library on the installation DVD included with your products. When you examine the contents of the DVD using Windows Explorer, you will see a folder structure that shows each of the products that can be installed from the DVD: Double-click the file called Readme.htm for additional information.

For additional documentation, open the Network Analyzer Solutions Documentation folder and double-click the file CD_Start.exe to open the Document Library. If you have received these release notes with an electronic distribution through your Agilent Sales or Support Representative, go to the section called Installation Instructions for Electronically Distributed Software later in this document. Prior to installing the software, please read the following installation notes.

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General Information
Signaling Analyzer software version 6.50.100.108 is intended for use with Network Analyzer Software version 6.50.100.040. For those systems with Network Analyzer Software installed, update to software version 6.50.100.040 before installing Signaling Analyzer version 6.50.100.108. You are not required to manually uninstall Network Analyzer or Signaling Analyzer software. However, if you plan to manually uninstall Network Analyzer and/or Signaling Analyzer software by using the Start->Control Panel->Add or Remove Programs option, be sure to remove both Network Analyzer and Signaling Analyzer before you install ANY new 6.50.100.108 software. If you are a Signaling Analyzer API user, please see Installation Issues for Signaling Analyzer API Users later in this document prior to installing any software. In general, it is a good idea to keep your host computers operating system service pack level up-to-date and apply all the important Microsoft OS patches. In particular, please make sure the non-paged pool issue and fix included in the Win2003 Service Pack 2 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917114) has been installed. Some problems have been reported with Signaling Analyzer installs that are accessed remotely. Also, Microsoft supplies security updates on a regular basis. Agilent recommends that these updates are applied regularly in line with best practice. The automatic update of third party applications such as Adobe PDF Reader or Apple Quicktime is not recommended. Use only the versions of these packages supplied by Agilent. Trademarks all recognized.

Back Up Important Files Prior to Installation

Before you install any of the documents or software listed below, Agilent recommends that you back up a number of configuration files. Backing up these files will allow you to quickly recover your previous configurations should you need to revert back to the earlier version of the software. These files are: hardware.cfg (the most recent Signaling Analyzer software configuration) This file can be found at C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application Data\Signaling Analyzer, where <User Name> is the user's login name. *.asc (configurations for specific DNAs) *.tbl (pathID table configuration per interface/port if path IDs are used) *dat (Network Analyzer configurations for each DNA)

Optional files to back up (on PC installs): Session files and folders or *.sal (legacy traffic and measurements results files) *.rec and *.xml (captured traffic files)

If installing on a DNA MX-B or DNA PRO, back up all configuration and data files to an external storage device in case the embedded OS needs to be recovered.

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Installation/Upgrade Issues for Signaling Analyzer API Users
For software releases prior to 5.40.100, it was necessary for the Network Analyzer software to be installed on the same PC as the Signaling Analyzer Multi-User Client, if that client was to be accessed using the Signaling Analyzer API. With the 5.40.100 release and later, however, the Network Analyzer software is no longer required to enable the API capability in the Signaling Analyzer. Because of this improvement, the upgrade process from 5.30.100 to 6.50.100.108 for users of the API presents a number of process issues that need to be accounted for: If you are an API user who has installed the Network Analyzer software for the sole purpose of enabling the API in Signaling Analyzer, you should uninstall the Network Analyzer software prior to installing this new version of Signaling Analyzer. Then allow the installation of API components during the Signaling Analyzer install process. If you are installing the Signaling Analyzer to be used as a Multi-User Client (which does not need Network Analyzer), and you think you might want to use the API in the future, allow the API components to be installed during the installation process. If you do not do this and later decide to use the API, you must re-install Signaling Analyzer and choose the correct components. If you update a Signaling Analyzer Multi-User Client automatically from an updated Multi-User Server or by using the Web Update Wizard, you will not be given the option to install the API components on the client PC. If you want to use the API with this client, manually install the software using the full install package from the CD or ftp site.

Acrobat Reader and QuickTime Player Installation Information

Along with the Signaling Analyzer software, you might need to install the Acrobat Reader and/or the QuickTime Player on your PC, and you will need to install them on your DNA MX or DNA PRO. Acrobat Reader is required to enable certain parts of the documentation installed with the Signaling Analyzer software. QuickTime Player is required for the video playback function in the Signaling Analyzer software. NOTE: This version of the Signaling Analyzer does not work with the latest Quick Time software. Please use QuickTime Player version 7.1.3.100 provided on the software installation DVD.

Once you have installed the Signaling Analyzer software, refer to the online Network Analysis and Troubleshooting Solutions Setup Guide (the Analyzer Setup Guide is part of the Analyzer Documentation Library, which is accessible from the Start menu and the Windows desktop shortcut) for Acrobat Reader and QuickTime Player installation instructions. You must use these instructions for Acrobat Reader installed on a DNA MX or DNA PRO.

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Installation Instructions for Electronically Distributed Software
Use the following installation instructions if you received your software electronically from an Agilent Sales or Support Representative. Installing/Upgrading Software on a PC Obtain the Signaling Analyzer 6.50.100.108 software, or its location, from your Agilent Representative. To install/upgrade this software, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. Unzip the sa6.50.100.108full.zip file to a convenient location on your PC. Double-click the sa6.50.100.108full.exe file. Start the Signaling Analyzer application and use Help | About to verify that your Signaling Analyzer software version is 6.50.100.108 when the installation has completed.

Installing/Upgrading Software on a DNA PRO and DNA MX Before installing 6.50.100.108, the DNA PRO and DNA MX must have Windows XP Embedded SP2. The Network Analyzer Software image must be 5.00.100.008 or greater. If it is not, you must re-image the DNA PRO or DNA MX prior to installing the 6.50.100.040 Network Analyzer software version and the 6.50.100.108 Signaling Analyzer software. Software version 6.50.100.108 should be installed using Instrument Manager. To upgrade software on the DNA PRO or DNA MX using the Instrument Manager: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Unzip the sa6.50.100.108full.zip file to a convenient location on the PC on which the Agilent Instrument Manager is installed. Start Instrument Manager and add the instrument using the Add Instrument button. Select the instrument from the main view and click the SW Update button. You can upgrade software on multiple instruments by pressing Ctrl + click. Click the Browse button to find the .exe file that you placed on your PC. Click OK to apply the software update.

Firmware Update on DNAs When you have daisy-chained DNAs or DNA HDs that are connected to a DNA MX or DNA PRO, the firmware update of those DNAs will happen automatically at the time of installation. CAUTION: While this firmware update is occurring, DO NOT turn off power to these devices or remove any of their LIMs until these devices are visible in the Select LIM dialog box in the Network Analyzer software.

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Issues Addressed
This section lists all of the issues that are resolved with this release (6.50.100.108). Note: Items in blue are Network Analyzer issues or issues that span Network Analyzer and Signaling Analyzer. Issue ID 2245 2374 3005 Title Intersystem handover/deciphering failure has been fixed. Request URI is now an available column in Traffic Overview. DMT Iu standalone call trace is replaced by DMT combined Iub&Iu&Iur call trace. We do not find issue with the data rate. CAP calling party or called party columns can now be added to the Traffic Overview. NA RTP Stats supports stacked VLAN BSSMAP Perform Location Request messages are now consistently decoded. Unexpectedly large sal file generation is no longer an issue. Enhancement Number of items possible in the Columns sub-menu (opened from the right-click menu in Traffic Overview) has been increased to 70. Display refresh has been addressed to allow Traffic Overview to show latest message. Signaling Analyzer no longer erroneously displays the "incompatible version" error. Path id is now copied correctly on Chan OC3. ETSI INAP call trace is now able to add value in call trace criteria. ETSI INAP called/calling party number is now extracted properly in INAP call trace. Calling/called party number discrepancy in Traffic Overview and Decode view has been resolved. SCCP CT called up when the protocol presented SART: View Filter Cancel does not apply for starting a new recording GPRS 3GPP R6 BSSGP: MS Bucket Size decode error Call-Manager drill-back / search function has been extended to search the requested traffic from the CaptureData Folder AND from folders listed inside Open Session dialog box. Duplicate protocol listings in the Protocol Field Columns dialog box have been removed. RLC reassembly errors for RLC One Sided Reestablishment have been fixed. ITU HSL stack added

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20688 20820 21054 Drill down on LAC now works properly for Iub&Iu&Iur Call Trace. Call Trace and Tabular Stats now working for IS-41. Signaling Analyzer now decodes the TargetCellId in the BSSMAP layer of a ""handover required"" message in hexidecimal and also in the different elements such that the cell-identity is readable. Signaling Analyzer now displays the RANAP TransportLayerAddress in standard IP address notation. Path ID handling / rules have been changed to meet customer expectation. BSC5 high-speed A-Interface decode error has been fixed. View filter - NBAP - ProcedureCode - Can select all fields MAP call trace logic error in which the same IMSI is referenced in two separate sessions, but are shown as a single call, as been resolved. Target RNC-Id (octet 59) in SRNC relocation is now decoded into decimal instead of hexidecimal. Decode of CREATE PDP CONTEXT REQUEST and RESPONSE message is now correct. The correct NAS protocols have been configured above MAP resulting in the correct decoding of Prepare HO (Invoke) and Prepare HO (Return Result) on Sigtran. SLC in the MTP3 layer is now properly decoded as "not specified". Extra columns are no longer added to CSV export when a parameter has a comma in the value. Highlighted messages are still highlighted after applying new view filters in traffic overview. Acronym ESTREQ is now correctly spelled out as "RLLM Establish Request". GERAN: Encryption key is now correctly and consistently decoded on the Abis and A-interfaces. GERAN: Y-HO indicator is no longer wrongly decoded as "reserved". GERAN: TMSI leading zeros are now properly decoded and displayed. GERAN: Naming of BR9, BR10 is now clear in View Filter dialog box. Problems with NBAP Graphical Stats when displaying SIR Error Value and SIR Values have been resolved. The NumberOfOctetsAffected parameter of the BSSGP LLC-DISCARDED message is now decoded in decimal format. Incorrect user-interface behavior in the Protocol Stack tab in the Auto Configuration dialog box has been corrected. Signaling Analyzer now supports SCCP reassembly for IP over AAL-5; specifically SCCP (e.g. RANAP Relocation Preparation message) is reassembled on top of M3UA/IP/AAL5. Subsystem Number (SSN=192) is now used to identify BSSAP+ protocol.

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23076 Whether r5 or r6 Ue, the Signaling Analyzer now consistently decodes the parameter "servingHSDSCH_RL_indicator" (RadioBearerSetup message) as either TRUE/FALSE. CAP call trace no longer times out during call. Asub BR 10 decode errors have been resolved. Radio Link Messages are no longer mis-grouped such that a message from one PS call is grouped with a separate PS call (different vpi). Anomalous application behavior during and after TOL file import has been corrected. The MAP call trace is no longer erroneously stacking multiple sessions with the same reused OID with different IMSI value. Deciphering on Iub is now correct after relocation. Signaling Analyzer now decodes RANAP NewBSS_To_OldBss_Information field on Relocation_Req_ACK message. Incorrect notation of IMEISV in call traces and Traffic Overview has been corrected. Geran PCU reassembly is now working because the proper protocol is now activated. CN-invoketrace message now correctly decoded. Setting view filters while in pause mode now works as expected. Network Analyzer capture filter no longer inadvertently suppresses ALCAP frames. Disconnect Cause column in the A-interface call trace is now filled with the proper information from the Disconnect message. In customer BSDTM environment, the Signaling Analyzer now plays and saves AV32 call. Signaling Analyzer no longer erroneously decodes ATM Iub data on VPI/VCI=*/4 as FACH. Layout of the graphical statistics view persists after using the configuration dialog box. ISUP 2000 call trace now supports billing duration between ANM/REL or RLC. Spontaneous Signaling Analyzer application crashes have been fixed. Deciphering problems after SRNC relocation procedure have been addressed. RLC reassembly problem has been fixed. SystemInformationUpdateRequest decoding error has been corrected. Video user data is now included when using an IMS call trace (including user data). Memory leaks associated with Telephony Network Analyzer have been repaired. 23261 23264 23278 23286 23315 23331 23360

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23835 23857 23862 23864 23887 23909 23927 23945 23970 24003 24013 24093 24108 24120 24260 24274 24275 24296 24346 24388 Decode no longer drops leading zeros in parameters INAP CS-2. Various CTP over SIGTRAN problems have been resolved. Resolved issues with the 3GPP R6 03-2006 to 12-2006 Iu Interface over M3UA Issues with the ITU 2000 ISUP over M3UA CTP have been resolved. GERAN TRAU frames are now captured by the Signaling Analyzer as expected. Incorrectly reported time-outs after each CC connect message in the Call Trace phase graphics display have been corrected. RTP "payload type" statistics are now working properly. The cause of inconsistent groupings for R5 GbGr, R4 Gb, Intersystem call traces has been resolved. Problems with AMR WAV file extraction and playback have been resolved. Max bitrate PDP context accept message is now correctly decoded. LCP decode (TRM-REQ) error in Traffic Overview has been corrected. Incorrect messaging arrows in the Call Trace Sequence Diagram view have been corrected. Buffer size increased to allow AAL-2 VCI list to be completely loaded. GigE NDIS NIC is no longer erroneously shown as Fast Ethernet in Network Analyzer SW Edition. Multi-User Server Iub filtering (Store control PDU) now correctly passes 360 bit transport block TB on RACH. Values are now correctly displayed when putting "HO" and "test pattern" out of the MTN layer to the Traffic Overview. SecurityModeCommand parameters "key" and "Encryptionkey" are now displayed correctly in Traffic Overview. T.30 decoder issues fixed. Call traces with Gr interface are now grouping SIGTRAN-based Gr information correctly. Network Analyzer Channel Stats measurement (or Network Analyzer client SS7 Channel stats measurement) shows all timeslots that are programmed/configured show up with the ones that are Out of Service or have no SS7 traffic (FISU/LSSU/MSU) appear as a red state. Channel Stats measurement (SS7 - FISU/LSSU/MSUs) now shows red after a timeout period if no valid messages are received on the channel. MAP query in Call Manager now works as expected. AV64 playback no longer cuts the data after re-establishment. CAP messages now decoded. RLC cause value in the call trace is now displayed properly and incorrect timeouts have been corrected. Signaling Analyzer now correctly correlates IMS call sessions.

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24490 24493 24539 24540 24545 24556 24561 24608 24688 24689 24710 24713 24714 Traffic Overview "Last Message" and "Layer-7" are now displayed as expected for RRC container over BSSMAP. The case in which the Network Analyzer software installed on a DNA MX at a customer site is hanging has been resolved. TBCP decode is now available with default setting. SIP calls with the same call ID, To, From header are no longer divided in the call trace result view. NBAP cause column value is now updated properly. All legs of a call (IubIu/Iur) are getting grouped together Signaling Analyzer now can open sessions with Japanese characters. BICC decode codec parameter in IAM,APM messages is now fully decoded. Call Trace Log Filter working correctly during handover. Active Scrambling Code is now updated in Call Trace view. Iu User plane information is now processed for call trace profiles related to RANAP R6 version 10 revision. RLC reassembly problem seen after upgrade was fixed. Missing call trace profiles - "3GPP R6 03-2006 to 12-2006 Iub&Iu&Gb&A Interface (FP&RRC, soft handover, hybrid)" and "3GPP R6 03-2006 to 122006 Iub&Iu&Gr&A&Gb Interface (RRC, soft handover, hybrid)" - have been added. Call trace problem during inter-frequency handover in which radio link on the new frequency layer is not added to the call has been corrected. The problem in which 3G -> 2G calls are closed with a time-out when they are actually correctly closed from a call flow perspective has been fixed. LIMs and NDIS NICs are now properly displayed in the Bearer view due to fix to system files installation. Deactivate PDP Context Request now grouped properly with the appropriate call. Issues related to 08B EUL call trace not working properly have been resolved. Error during A-interface call trace is not reproducible and thus presumed fixed. The "CellChangeOrder Target Cell" column for DMT call traces is now updated properly. Export of grouped calls/messages to tcpdump/libpcap files (*.pcap, *.cap) now works properly. RAB_ASSINGNMENT_REQUEST and RAB_ASSIGNMENT_RESPONSE messages are now properly decoded. The problem in which the Iub user plane goes missing after active setupdate has been corrected.

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24942 24943 24957 24962 The problem in which Iub user-plane data is not displayed after a CellUpdate procedure has been corrected. IubIuGnGi call trace is now grouping the Gn portions of the call correctly. Hybrid IP-ATM Iub Call Trace group ATM and IP legs together Deciphering and reassembly problems that cause the UTRAN Optimizer to not display the correct UDP BW on the Iub (as compared to Iu) have been corrected. RLC PDUs over HS-DSCH deciphering and reassembly errors have been corrected. Data information element (i.e., Closed User Group) is now decoded in SETUP message (over A interface). IAM for ISUP and BICC is now more completely decoded. Setuptime, Cleardown Time, and Service fields are now updated correctly when using an intersystem IubIuBgA call trace. SIB reassembly problems on certain Nokia NBAP messages fixed. IP Capture Filter (Station Filter) is now working properly. Ethertype 0x023E Spanning Tree is now properly detected by Signaling Analyzer. Decode error over Gn interface (Create PDP Context Request) has been corrected. View Filter for Ipv4&Ipv6(Upper) complete with Identification and ICMP Sequence number fields. View Filter : with redundancy fields M Flag and Sequence number removed BSSMAP over MAP now decoded properly. 08B EUL call trace is now grouping all expected messages. View filter can now be used on BVCI field in BSSGP. The decoded CI value in BSSGP is now properly displayed in decimal format. The detach accept message on Iu is now being decoded correctly. A-interface call trace error has been corrected. Added SS7 IS41 (Itu-t) stack. Invalid FP FACH is no longer grouped before RRCConnectionRequest with Step 1 call trace. ALCAP REL-RLC grouped correctly within the call Post-selection reassembly without deciphering for customer variants is now enabled. Unexpected behavior for the Technology/Interface choice in Select Log File dialog box has been fixed. L6 Message and Last Message columns are now filled in correctly when analyzing BSSAP+ over Sigtran (M3UA) traffic.

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25154 25173 25211 25225 25237 25239 25255 25266 25269 25280 25294 25297 25320 25330 25331 25332 25333 Message to disable deciphering because not supported in current setup displays only once during session as expected. Error message is no longer displayed when selecting (double clicking) a call in the Call Trace view while in pause mode. Diameter statistics working SCCP reassembly is now working correctly. Signaling Analyzer now merges very large sessions with no data loss. The SessionId protocol filter is no longer failing. Show Field in Traffic Overview now works properly for UARFCN. RRC RadioBearerReconfigurationComplete is now reassembled properly after CellUpdateConfirm message. Crash in DNS decode fixed. Femtocell: Columns added in Call Trace for AP and AC IP addresses. RLC PDUs reassembled over RACH/FACH Signaling Analyzer now handles the procedures that cause a URNTI value to be changed during a call. Client crash while using Call Trace Log Filter has been resolved. Application crash related to scrolling through data in Traffic Overview has been resolved. CellIndividualOffset information element in the MeasurementControl message is now decoded correctly. Reformat CI and LAC values of inter system call traces and tabular stats to be decimal. A number of problems with the handling of a failing handover procedure on the A-interface have been corrected, including: (1) intersystem call traces not grouping all the messages, (2) handover attempts not grouped correctly, and (3) the Handover Failure message is incorrectly shown in the call trace tool-tip as connection refused. Condition that causes intersystem call traces to erroneously time-out on Gb calls has been corrected. Intersystem Gr call trace no longer incorrectly showing time-out. Problems with Iub uplink AMR playback have been resolved. Signaling Analyzer client crashes corrected. The causes of missing and incorrectly decoded messages after "UENotinvolved" Relocation have been corrected. CTAAF working correctly for 3G calls Signaling Analyzer client no longer crashes when trying to perform a CSV export. Problems with intersystem handover and software crashes when using IubIuGrGbA and GbGr call traces have been resolved.

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25408 25409 25429 25449 25459 25479 Attach reject cause on the Gb interface is now correctly reported in the Call Trace view. The cause of the software crash when performing long WiMAX traffic captures has been indentified and fixed. Software crashes (Signaling Analyzer) that occur when a real-time run is paused and then stopped have been corrected. UMA PS decoding and Gb deciphering are now working properly. Added BSSLAP over BSSMAP to correct a decode problem for A-interface over Sigtran R4 MSC. The case where HLR is incorrectly decoded as TCAP (should be MAP) has been addressed by ensuring SSN 6 and 8 in the Sigtran stack assigned to MAP. RAND and AUTN values (GMM layer) are now correctly displayed in Traffic Overview. Missing decoding, reassembly, and deciphering for UMTS multi-call has been corrected. Automatic update for Network Analyzer from a Multi-User Server now works properly. USSD string information element is now grouped properly in MAP protocol decode. The PhysicalChannelReconfigurationComplete message is now displayed in compressed mode as expected. "Operation code - Process Unstructured SS Request" tag now displayed consistently for MAP and NAS SS. UMTS Deciphering is now correct after second Location Update Procedure. Acceptance Tests - Active Scrambling code column now updated correctly. Acceptance Tests - Cause of application crash during 3G load test has been found and fixed. Acceptance Tests - MAP and Intersystem call traces with Gr now grouping MAP correctly. Acceptance Tests - Active scrambling code column is now updated in hard-handover scenario. Signaling Analyzer crash while playing back REC files has been fixed. Various decode and display errors fixed associated with CS1 messages. VPI.VCI editing anomalies have been corrected. Unexpected software crash when importing .sal file has been fixed. The Signaling Analyzer software crash when attempting to decode M2UA has been fixed. SCTP de-bundling is now enabled for CDMA traffic.

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25603 Explanation provided as to why it appears that a Network Analyzer client attaching to Multi-User Server with GigE filter configuration seems to get double resources and error messages. XML API ConnectToDna "copyConfig" now working properly. SCCP reassembly now working properly when multiple identical frames are detected. Gb deciphering now working. CAP - BearerCapability information element on Initial DP message is now decoded correctly. The cause of the Signaling Analyzer software crash when running an IubIuIur call trace during 3G load test has been fixed. CS1 Calling and Called party number are now displayed in Traffic Overview as expected. ATM/IP (08B-08B Interworking Step 2 (FP&RRC)) call trace no longer groups very partial messages. Acceptance Tests - IUA traffic decoding and configuration problems have been addressed. Signaling Analyzer crash associated with Traffic Overview window size has been fixed. "Cause value" parameter is now presented only once in the view filter dialog box. Network Analyzer no longer crashes when the user opens the Decode view after another measurement is already running. The field link and bearer are now correctly displayed. Crash of 3gpp_r6_06_iub_iu_map_aint_gb_handover_flatten_fp has been fixed. Signaling Analyzer software failure during an intersystem call trace has been corrected. Erratic frame loss on J6804A/J6850A DNA HD has been fixed. The proprietary Iu+ call trace is no longer erroneously marking all calls as Unsuccessful. CAP SMS initial DP decode is now correct. Unexpected "Call Manager Client buffer is full" error message has been addressed. Radius messages are now properly decoded. The cause(s) of the software crashes at a customer's capacity lab have been found and corrected. Last part of RNSAP RadioLinkReconfigurationPrepare is now decoded. 3GPP A Interface obsolete. T38/T30 decode problems (for DIS and DCS) have been corrected. Gr (MAP) columns have been cleaned out of Iub&Iu&Gb&A call traces. 25615 25621 25622 25631 25632 25636 25638 25676 25678 25686 25712 25722 25736 25751 25781 25801 25812 25822 25833 25841 25846 25848 25859 25865

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25866 25867 25873 25875 25880 25898 25899 25906 Gb grouping issues involving the Iub&Iu&Gr&A&Gb call trace have been fixed. "Days remaining" calculation when using flexible licenses is now correct. Gb deciphering now working properly. Gb deciphering now works with EGPRS UE. Call Trace configuration settings are now preserved when the application restarts as a result of autorecovery. The conditions that caused the IP Multi-Segment Jitter measurement to freeze have been fixed. IP Multi-Segment Jitter firewall feature now working properly. It is now possible to add OPC and DPC values to the call trace configuration dialog box when setting up an ETSI ISUP v4 Call Trace profile. IP Connection Statistics for some of the highest utilization connections are no longer lost. SMS messages can now be turned off in the Signaling Analyzer display. Data acquisition and processing now correctly identifies the Signal Unit type, fixing the problem in which MSUs and FISUs were not being identified correctly in the Signaling Analyzer decodes. View filtering of BVCI in the NS layer of Gb over IP traffic is now working properly. The options to save decodes, hex-dump, or individual message while in pause mode have been disabled to reduce user confusion. Switch Advisor launch from the toolbar button in the Network Analyzer software is now working as expected. Incorrect IP address syntax in session files no longer causes Signaling Analyzer application to crash. Syntax checking has been implemented. Signaling Analyzer software crashes during GERAN tracing has been fixed. Nodes on Gb protocol stack working well Protocol stack related to TTC MAP has been fixed. Parameter misspelling in API manual has been corrected. The Signaling Analyzer crash (in module MSVCR80.dll) caused by an unexpectedly large value in the content length header of an HTTP message has been fixed. Signaling Analyzer is now decoding the information element "Lower Layer Capabilities" of the ISUP protocol. Linksets tab in the Filter Editor dialog box now shows all ports. IP over AAL5 - RANAP Relocation is now decoded properly. Signaling Analyzer no longer crashes when importing a logical naming file. The last 4,5 octets of the RRCConnectionSetupComplete message are no longer incorrectly flagged as padding.

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26225 26227 26259 26326 26340 26344 26375 26376 26411 26438 26446 26485 26516 26535 26550 26577 26610 26720 26766 26787 Signaling Analyzer no longer crashes when importing ASC file. Solution Reviewed for 25848 in 6.60.100.017 Call with multiple RRCConnectionRequests are grouped correctly View filter on tributary now working properly. Dialog box requiring user input no longer blocks automated 2G/3G testing when using the Signaling Analyzer API. Abis Enhanced Measurement Report is now decoded. Eight-Port E1 traffic no longer showing incorrect FCS errors. Signaling Analyzer Free Decode Viewer now opens sessions properly when those sessions have pre-existing call traces in them. Signaling Analyzer now maintains a static column order for DMT call traces and the resultant CSV output. Traffic Overview unexpectedly and erroneously stopping during test has been fixed. A interface trace runs to completion smoothly Signaling Analyzer no longer crashes when applying settings discovered by Auto Configuration. Application response and performance issues in offline analysis, and seemingly related to the new session paradigm, have been resolved. Spelling error in Analyzer.xsd that was causing operational problems in the Network Analyzer has been fixed. Adding ETSI INAP CS2 node above the SCCP node in the Protocol Stacks view no longer generates an error message. Signaling Analyzer is no longer erroneously showing "purged" for lines in the call trace for long calls. SCCP reassembly is now working correctly. Signaling Analyzer is now able to properly save sessions to non-local network paths. Iu-Pc PCAP decode errors have been corrected. IP Multi-Segment Jitter measurement crash when using a firewall setup has been corrected.

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Issues and Known Problems
The following list describes known operational and analysis issues that exist in this GA release. Unless explicitly stated, issues and known problems from previous releases may still exist, but are not listed here. Please refer to previous copies of the release notes for additional information. Title: High memory usage when running Signaling Analyzer without UMTS Autodeciphering Description: When running Signaling Analyzer Real Time, with Traffic Overview, UMTS RLC/MAC Reassembly enabled (from Tools -> Options -> Reassembly), the memory usage will be high and this is not released until session is closed. If you stop the capture and try to run Call Trace, you will get error: "System Error: CL 0004" Workaround: 1. Run with UMTS Auto-deciphering. Or 2. Once you see the CL 0004 error, save the session and close current Signaling Analyzer. Then open Session again in Signaling Analyzer Offline. Primary/Related TTI: 24971 Title: Summary View doesn't support auto-adjust column width Description: In the Summary View, if Hide Zero is enabled, columns do not automatically expand when the counts become greater than zero. Workaround: Press "Ctrl+F8" or click on "Adjust Column Width" from the menu popup, to re-adjust the column width. Primary/Related TTI: 25206 Title: Date format in Traffic Overview and Call Trace View are using different formats Description: In Timestamp column of Traffic Overview, the date format is the following: DD/MM/YYYY. But in StartTime column of CallTrace View, the format is MM/DD/YYYY. Workaround: None Primary/Related TTI: 25038 Title: Optimizer has listed extra DNAs which do not belong to session Description: In DNA combo box, you will see other DNAs which do not belong to current open session. Workaround: Open Bearer view to check the correct DNA Primary/Related TTI: 24633 Title: PDFs launched from the Help window sometimes will not open Description: If you install the Signaling Analyzer software to a non-default location, links to a number of PDF files that are included with the product will not be displayed. Workaround: Most of the PDFs that are not displayed are also available in the main Documentation Library that can be started from the desktop. Primary / Related TTI: 25944 Title: Unexpected behavior associated with lockName argument in contextDrill API command on Vista or Windows 2008 computers. Description: When using the contextDrill command in the Signaling Analyzer API, and the "lockName" argument is either not specified or not specified as the user currently logged in, the Signaling Analyzer application will be launched in the background under the username "SYSTEM" or the other lockName (as seen in the Processes tab of the Windows Task Manager.) Workaround: None. Primary / Related TTI: None.

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